Leyton Orient 0 - 5 Swansea City

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Saturday Oct 06 2007 03:00

Leyton Orient, who started the game the top of League One, were blitzed by rampant Swansea's five-goal blast.

The Swans took an early lead through Thomas Butler and then second-half strikes from Darren Pratley, Butler, Paul Anderson and Warren Feeney, in stoppage time, completed the rout.

Swansea could not have dreamt of making a better start. The game was only four minutes old when Butler picked up the ball wide on the left and drilled a shot from a tight angle past Stuart Nelson from 25 yards.

Orient responded and went in search of an equaliser as Charlie Daniels, making his first League start, fired in a shot from distance that Swansea keeper Dorus de Vries saved well.

As Orient continued to press Adam Boyd and JJ Melligan also went close to a leveller but Swansea always looked lethal on the break and Anderson's long-range shot was well-saved by Nelson.

Orient should have levelled on the stroke of half-time when Melligan found himself clean through but shot wide.

Orient have scored 15 of their 19 League goals this season in the second half but any chance of a revival was wrecked 22 seconds after the break.

Pratley found himself in space 30 yards from goal and fired in a wonder shot that rattled the bar and hit keeper Nelson before bouncing into the net.

Swansea threatened every time they pushed forward and on 52 minutes Butler added a third when he powered down the left, beat Orient skipper Stephen Purches, and slipped the ball under Nelson's body.

Five minutes later the Welsh side added a fourth when Orient defender Aiden Palmer was out-paced and the impressive Anderson then fired the ball under the Orient keeper.

The game was over as a contest and although Orient substitutes Wayne Corden and Jason Demetriou went close to pulling a goal back it was the deadly Swans who struck again in stoppage time when Feeney out-paced Alton Thelwell and rifled home a fifth.

  • 90
    The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
  • 90
    Goal!! Warren Feeney scores for Swansea.
  • 88
    Darren Pratley is replaced by Kristian O'Leary.
  • 84
    Thomas Butler is being taken off, Joe Allen has come on in his place.
  • 78
    Jason Scotland is being taken off, Andrea Orlandi has come on in his place.
  • 70
    The referee has booked Marcos Painter.
  • 63
    Leyton Orient are replacing Aiden Palmer with Wayne Corden.
  • 58
    Wayne Gray is replaced by Jabo Ibehre.
  • 58
    John Melligan is replaced by Jason Demetriou.
  • 57
    Goal!! Paul Anderson scores for Swansea.
  • 52
    Goal!! Swansea have scored with Thomas Butler putting it in the back of the net.
  • 46
    Goal!! Swansea have scored with Darren Pratley putting it in the back of the net.
  • 46
    The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.
  • 45
    The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
  • 44
    Darren Pratley goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
  • 35
    The referee has booked Warren Feeney.
  • 4
    Goal!! Swansea have scored with Thomas Butler putting it in the back of the net.
  • 0
    The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Statistics

Leyton Orient
Shots on target 10
Shots off target 8
Shots off bar/post 0
Fouls 11
Offsides 4
Corners 9

Swansea City
Shots on target 11
Shots off target 1
Shots off bar/post 0
Fouls 18
Offsides 2
Corners 5

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